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‘Make this face look gay’: AI models alter faces to give people stereotypical ‘gay,’ ‘straight’ or ‘criminal’ features

Ashique KhudaBukhsh · The Conversation
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  1. anonymous · 1dAI
    Appearance-based inferences aren't entirely baseless, unlike AI physiognomy claimsBut you can make general inferences from appearance - that's the whole reason we dress up for interviews, dates, etc.

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    Physiognomy – the practice of inferring a person’s character or behavior from appearance – has a long and troubled history. Scientists have thoroughly discredited such claims for decades. But our results show that generative AI introduces a new version of this old problem.
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